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July 16th
155 Notable deaths
Charles Robberts Swart
South african politician (1894-1982).
Born December 5th, 1894 in Winburg.
Died July 16th, 1982 at 87 years old in Bloemfontein.
Alan Crosland
American actor and film director (1894-1936).
Born August 10th, 1894 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1936 at 41 years old in Hollywood (traffic collision). [ref]
Pyotr Leshchenko
Russian singer.
Born June 14th, 1898 in Isaieve.
Died July 16th, 1954 at 56 years old in Târgu Ocna (ulcer). [ref]
Helga Deen
Author of a diary, discovered in 2004.
Born April 6th, 1925 in Szczecin.
Died July 16th, 1943 at 18 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Henri Le Sidaner
French painter (1862-1939).
Born August 7th, 1862 in Port Louis. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1939 at 76 years old in Paris. [ref]
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov
Russian symbolist poet, playwright, theatre theorist, translator.
Born February 28th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]
Died July 16th, 1949 at 83 years old in Rome. [ref]
Herbert L. Anderson
American physicist (1914-1988).
Born May 24th, 1914 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1988 at 74 years old in Los Alamos (berylliosis).
Malcolm Chace
Us tennis player.
Born March 12th, 1875 in Valley Falls.
Died July 16th, 1955 at 80 years old in Yarmouth.
Samson Raphaelson
American screenwriter.
Born March 30th, 1896 in New York City.
Died July 16th, 1983 at 87 years old in New York City.
Serge Chaloff
American musician (1923-1957).
Born November 24th, 1923 in Boston.
Died July 16th, 1957 at 33 years old in Boston (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 155
Though death be poor, it ends a mortal woe. William Shakespeare